DxO Optics Pro v5 Software Public Beta for Mac Users

DxO Labs has announced the beginning of a DxO Optics Pro v5 public beta testing
period for users running the software on the Apple Macintosh platform. The free
public beta --available in English only at www.dxo.com -- will run for
several weeks. Users are invited to provide their feedback at www.dxo.com.

The public beta for Mac features the new breakthrough RAW converter and noise
removal technology unveiled in the Windows version, support for the Canon EOS
40D, Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300 and Nikon D3 camera bodies, and improvements
to the existing functionality of the software.

At the heart of DxO Optics Pro v5 is an innovative RAW conversion engine which
includes a completely new demosaicing algorithm producing images with much more
detail and fewer artifacts. The other key characteristic of DxO Optics Pro's
new RAW Engine is that a newly-developed noise reduction is performed upfront,
before noise has a chance to be amplified by the RAW conversion process and
absorb important fine details.

Combined with other proprietary techniques, DxO Optics Pro v5's new RAW
Engine produces both the most detailed and most natural looking images yet --
its very fine and homogenous grain translating into subtle shades and textures.
DxO Optics Pro v5's new RAW conversion engine has been fine-tuned and
optimized with the rest of the software's automated image enhancement
features (optical corrections, color rendering, exposure optimization, highlight
recovery, etc.) to produce best-in class results.

DxO Optics Pro v5 is available immediately on the company's e-store
or from respected retailers for Windows users. DxO Optics Pro v5 final release
for the Macintosh platform is expected later in Q2.

All customers who purchased DxO Optics Pro v4.5 on or after August 1, 2007
are entitled to a free upgrade to version 5. For customers who purchased DxO
Optics Pro before August 1, 2007, the pricing of upgrades is as follows: